fluphenazine
/fluːˈfɛnəziːn/Pharmacology
noun
An antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class, which can be administered orally or by injection.
- Systematic name: 2-(trifluoromethyl)-10-[3-[1(β-hydroxyethyl)-4-piperazinyl]propyl]phenothiazine; C22H26F3N3OS.A trademark for this drug is Prolixin..
Origin
1950s. From flu- (in fluoro-) + phen- + -azine. Compare phenazine.